Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Polnocno-Zachodni; Zachodniopomorskie; Szczecinski
Location of affected unit(s)
Kołbaskowo
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment
30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment

250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
12 July 2021
Employment effect (start)
12 July 2021
Foreseen end date
1 January 2023

Description

Germany-based KION Group, a worldwide leading producer of forklifts, warehouse equipment and industrial lorries, announced that it will create 250 new jobs at its factory in Kołbaskowo near Szczecin by 2023. The facility has a research and development centre as well as office space, with an area of 44,000 square metres, and the company plans to increase its production capacity adding new production lines in the near future. The centre was built in compliance with the most stringent environmental protection guidelines; the location is strategically located near the German capital. Currently, the company employs 150 staff at the site.

A previous business expansion was announced by the company in July 2020 (150 jobs created).


Sources

  • 12 July 2021: Strefa Biznesu (gk24.pl)

Citation

Eurofound (2021), KION Group, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 105115, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105115.